Angel put the article 706Please respect copyright.PENANAHVkBVE1gte
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 706Please respect copyright.PENANAwpvg77rjlj
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 706Please respect copyright.PENANAP3ohHgg7lt
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 706Please respect copyright.PENANA8BGlUvN1wn
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she706Please respect copyright.PENANAxYzBGXOcWq
did before.706Please respect copyright.PENANAPUZ9bnPaWt
Angel was too lost in 706Please respect copyright.PENANAgjd5kvf8cp
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 706Please respect copyright.PENANAgGZNr8uepD
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.706Please respect copyright.PENANAm5nWTDoIey
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.706Please respect copyright.PENANA2bju4OwSJo
Angel looked up and she 706Please respect copyright.PENANAtYvypypkUv
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 706Please respect copyright.PENANAhCRoJMpxNe
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.706Please respect copyright.PENANAVrbbNAPOPf
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 706Please respect copyright.PENANAkRFlotOoFR
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel706Please respect copyright.PENANAdrtf07Vqax
nervous.706Please respect copyright.PENANA04pOp8v9yM
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.706Please respect copyright.PENANA6UL8zaUskA
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."706Please respect copyright.PENANAonFpbCVJW9
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."706Please respect copyright.PENANA52EcCF7KiS
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."706Please respect copyright.PENANAEfuwnMubyi
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.706Please respect copyright.PENANA4U6hWhnZmJ
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."706Please respect copyright.PENANAVVjWJMus7F
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."706Please respect copyright.PENANAYsuyAHFHwM
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.706Please respect copyright.PENANA8s5hhWofW8
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.706Please respect copyright.PENANAEm9UGLtKwG
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 706Please respect copyright.PENANAuoqhgmZO2x
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."706Please respect copyright.PENANAEl2rWuO0S1
Angel could feel her 706Please respect copyright.PENANANnw1KDJUgb
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 706Please respect copyright.PENANAwmliBfhYpD
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 706Please respect copyright.PENANA8BsKcEmN7B
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 706Please respect copyright.PENANASFOuwJNDEJ
like they were going to buckle.706Please respect copyright.PENANAYLaBD03i0x
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."706Please respect copyright.PENANANfh7s2jdIg
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.706Please respect copyright.PENANAPsoFT9Mysw
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 706Please respect copyright.PENANAJ54vkfj9sX
Mark just smiled at her 706Please respect copyright.PENANAgkvvDHv7iC
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 706Please respect copyright.PENANAKy6dy46fJh
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about706Please respect copyright.PENANAPOUxeNCPhU
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 706Please respect copyright.PENANAFbxNgA46F1
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 706Please respect copyright.PENANAU6qwQ1Lr5w
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 706Please respect copyright.PENANA7ExUyMa6bJ
that's for sure.706Please respect copyright.PENANAmRJ6axsteu
"I came here to ask if 706Please respect copyright.PENANAYOSL7I00aW
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 706Please respect copyright.PENANA5eG4ahTl5i
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."706Please respect copyright.PENANAPrn3Unyn3A
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."706Please respect copyright.PENANA9IVy3uQiqP
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."706Please respect copyright.PENANA3OrSjJhPyv
"No, its okay, I..."706Please respect copyright.PENANAAtuVKwvtyv
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.706Please respect copyright.PENANAG8NoyMoVlM
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"706Please respect copyright.PENANAxkpLLpMbh5
Angel nodded in 706Please respect copyright.PENANAfBKJQdTz4C
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 706Please respect copyright.PENANAT0KnX2m5mT
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a706Please respect copyright.PENANAMQMA7a9LeD
wink and headed out of the office.706Please respect copyright.PENANAms9XfbHVej
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.706Please respect copyright.PENANABdLULJXMhE
As Angel sat back down 706Please respect copyright.PENANAqgv04AInNQ
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 706Please respect copyright.PENANAIhrabsOONH
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She706Please respect copyright.PENANAaEN8PyzPuA
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.706Please respect copyright.PENANAJKFoD9P1Ib
"Hello?"706Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0zRsBk1vY
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.706Please respect copyright.PENANAkK6Z3sDa43
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"706Please respect copyright.PENANAX0G2hfypPP
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."706Please respect copyright.PENANANjsfZVsXJp
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"706Please respect copyright.PENANAJPpA2RtZsP
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."706Please respect copyright.PENANA9spZFd3AMR
***706Please respect copyright.PENANAgZKVlhOB2D
Carly706Please respect copyright.PENANAtUc8F9AgBY
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 706Please respect copyright.PENANAjAcmxR8eb8
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 706Please respect copyright.PENANA6IJYGZ895P
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 706Please respect copyright.PENANAIDyiz5EUS0
for the first time, it felt awkward. 706Please respect copyright.PENANA3qfcrWkHF5
She706Please respect copyright.PENANAiy2xFqckLi
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 706Please respect copyright.PENANAtwz4BKSVzT
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 706Please respect copyright.PENANAHe4kuWOKXA
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 706Please respect copyright.PENANAIEOPGBLjFY
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 706Please respect copyright.PENANAlhxJVXI7Ru
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 706Please respect copyright.PENANA7wQkrCkJlP
clear mind. 706Please respect copyright.PENANAYIKEufAdg9
Angel706Please respect copyright.PENANAom27d2wXYx
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 706Please respect copyright.PENANAcqpg4nBsxw
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 706Please respect copyright.PENANAk2hacNdVPN
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 706Please respect copyright.PENANA4ACoeN8aBA
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 706Please respect copyright.PENANAyLJiLDsewN
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 706Please respect copyright.PENANAgaOSmjBd0U
Mr Walters was a big 706Please respect copyright.PENANAMu6KBtuHxu
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,706Please respect copyright.PENANAfewCvWwNLo
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 706Please respect copyright.PENANA8WxFOjGSPZ
would like to hang around with.706Please respect copyright.PENANAR4aL1QdxAB
Mr706Please respect copyright.PENANAv26ZStma9e
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 706Please respect copyright.PENANAt7b2IGJBNR
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed706Please respect copyright.PENANAqrYeLueRcG
to.706Please respect copyright.PENANAJFFlHuBtWh
706Please respect copyright.PENANAk2pXshMM7Z
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"It's good you made it, Carly," said Mr Walters as he took in another shot of whiskey. "He's been waiting for you."706Please respect copyright.PENANAhi778NuheZ
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 706Please respect copyright.PENANAjFw8MRyf4O
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"706Please respect copyright.PENANAGCT8WHwnBD
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."706Please respect copyright.PENANAU1wcNepCA3
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."706Please respect copyright.PENANAvDfp1llZS4
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"706Please respect copyright.PENANAVCYIDn33nK
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."706Please respect copyright.PENANA108Xu62AA1
Mr706Please respect copyright.PENANArZRCIBwk1e
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 706Please respect copyright.PENANA8VNu1pPrwE
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 706Please respect copyright.PENANARxSNnAw771
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the706Please respect copyright.PENANA6IxCrjejqS
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 706Please respect copyright.PENANAQS4tEBaG73
Mr706Please respect copyright.PENANAhHp71WdNTe
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 706Please respect copyright.PENANASnYvqL5d2x
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little706Please respect copyright.PENANA93WslyKyja
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 706Please respect copyright.PENANAMpzdxY71Xe
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 706Please respect copyright.PENANAug3QijiEqm
Carly took in a slow deep breath and held it for a moment as she took in what she saw standing in front of her. 706Please respect copyright.PENANAVp5en6vAGa
He706Please respect copyright.PENANAZX826uCQPS
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 706Please respect copyright.PENANA9ABDg0urlW
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 706Please respect copyright.PENANAxj9YOyJh8T
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 706Please respect copyright.PENANAhYCZSo58gI
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 706Please respect copyright.PENANADpkaZv109s
Carly706Please respect copyright.PENANAj6ZLPgwCWm
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 706Please respect copyright.PENANARPylLFqn3V
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a706Please respect copyright.PENANAt9zCoPWtri
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 706Please respect copyright.PENANASWicWyMd5h
came here to see her. And at this early hour.706Please respect copyright.PENANArsHC0Wawrp
"Mr706Please respect copyright.PENANATK3yS70SCT
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more706Please respect copyright.PENANA18suOsRUN6
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 706Please respect copyright.PENANAlMUfDTL7Vq
moment?"706Please respect copyright.PENANAZa6aPfy18q
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.706Please respect copyright.PENANAshGRZCFJm6
Carly706Please respect copyright.PENANA23kQaodrx4
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 706Please respect copyright.PENANAU4zfsIq5eX
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 706Please respect copyright.PENANAHnTFVU2pkj
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 706Please respect copyright.PENANA0lz2wIWmr5
Mr706Please respect copyright.PENANAOPPnyzZfxj
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 706Please respect copyright.PENANAHikGberxp4
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 706Please respect copyright.PENANAYiiOYX5jk6
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 706Please respect copyright.PENANA23m7K5IeMP
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 706Please respect copyright.PENANAZqhb268gFW
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'706Please respect copyright.PENANAs9a7F9KJUE
Leo put his hands into 706Please respect copyright.PENANAixNpzjVI5t
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 706Please respect copyright.PENANAFVsVulhpVE
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 706Please respect copyright.PENANAv58cxVIDxs
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 706Please respect copyright.PENANATwfLmI1Qgn
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.706Please respect copyright.PENANANUbkace8rX
When Leo was just inches706Please respect copyright.PENANA8neqIS2yam
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 706Please respect copyright.PENANAUUg7Bumyuo
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.706Please respect copyright.PENANAOhcyaaAtgw
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.706Please respect copyright.PENANA6LSS3HunQ1
***706Please respect copyright.PENANAHikkLxAHtz
A706Please respect copyright.PENANApRu7QJMZRT
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 706Please respect copyright.PENANACb6JovntM4
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 706Please respect copyright.PENANAnaENBi3IgQ
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 706Please respect copyright.PENANA02owKtyVvF
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."706Please respect copyright.PENANALrSAzUUF9b
"Sorry,706Please respect copyright.PENANAYSkP2pZRwm
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 706Please respect copyright.PENANAorfJek2YvM
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 706Please respect copyright.PENANA3YFaZjfveq
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.706Please respect copyright.PENANAlzFDLM0Efn
Her706Please respect copyright.PENANAe5LrRr05ti
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit706Please respect copyright.PENANAYWamkfX7x9
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed706Please respect copyright.PENANAI8WjuOEtHf
back making him look handsome.706Please respect copyright.PENANABBFvzTcTpG
"Well,706Please respect copyright.PENANAP8j2CH19Ox
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 706Please respect copyright.PENANA716Ztxky6Z
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 706Please respect copyright.PENANAT7dgfH2kWz
isn't it?"706Please respect copyright.PENANAa1s7Hp9Vag
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.706Please respect copyright.PENANACIwjXDpHWc
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"706Please respect copyright.PENANAjBSkMrEu4B
"You have every right to be, my friend," said Mrs Barclay, "but why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be at the wedding?"706Please respect copyright.PENANAlKPNngMpId
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."706Please respect copyright.PENANAtY1Ii8KDjG
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."706Please respect copyright.PENANAObfspcyZyi
"I know it will. And I just didn't come here because I was bored. I came here to invite you to the wedding myself."706Please respect copyright.PENANA1zMhTHJ4ZF
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."706Please respect copyright.PENANAq9lrU2Klmw
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."706Please respect copyright.PENANAGLfmej4mqq
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"706Please respect copyright.PENANAafyTK1hn0G
"Ya,706Please respect copyright.PENANAO1ZRVxj4lX
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 706Please respect copyright.PENANALO9KiA2S87
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."706Please respect copyright.PENANAqprJwaTbMA
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."706Please respect copyright.PENANA6trR6dxIru
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."706Please respect copyright.PENANAA5MOp0RFEi
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."706Please respect copyright.PENANAtZgKxiLE5F
"Yes, you do that."706Please respect copyright.PENANAHqj8PBqnq6
As706Please respect copyright.PENANATLwgTB8niQ
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 706Please respect copyright.PENANA4QON9bx1F2
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 706Please respect copyright.PENANAfm6MokOaUl
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 706Please respect copyright.PENANAJDBgiS0f9O
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 706Please respect copyright.PENANA00AqAwuapD
dizziness. 706Please respect copyright.PENANAeJIpb0uxzo
As706Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZPpdtYGDF
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 706Please respect copyright.PENANAOYZwBuPWkH
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 706Please respect copyright.PENANAZmGFn388GL
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 706Please respect copyright.PENANA23CSJcyHCc
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 706Please respect copyright.PENANAojnotJGUTX
is it something else? 706Please respect copyright.PENANAzoaYfqxgYB
Then706Please respect copyright.PENANAj5EONhdP2X
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 706Please respect copyright.PENANAL2LHm897yD
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 706Please respect copyright.PENANAm2QB6xTUPs
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.706Please respect copyright.PENANAwsWvDhCytB
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 706Please respect copyright.PENANAb7Eq9qX94x
Mrs706Please respect copyright.PENANALboJIoCFxp
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 706Please respect copyright.PENANASU3myoA4Zh
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 706Please respect copyright.PENANAXkn7bMOxNi
floor.706Please respect copyright.PENANAxwbid82xAB
"Angel, call her, call 706Please respect copyright.PENANA8uB9Ei9kfC
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 706Please respect copyright.PENANAaeuCjLuU6J
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 706Please respect copyright.PENANAUNt6Si8zlg
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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